Open AccessPCR-detected hepatitis C virus RNA associated with human zona-intact oocytes collected from infected women for ART
Author(s) -
Aline Papaxanthos-Roche,
Pascale Trimoulet,
M. CommengesDucos,
C. Hocké,
Hervé Fleury,
Gal Mayer
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deh220
Subject(s) - follicular fluid , zona pellucida , hepatitis c virus , andrology , rna , oocyte , virology , virus , cryopreservation , embryo , zona , biology , reverse transcriptase , antibody , medicine , immunology , viral disease , genetics , gene
The aim of this study was to investigate the susceptibility of human oocytes from hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA-positive women to HCV contamination during assisted reproductive technology (ART).